#Q2Learn: How do we help students slow their thinking down to truly drive more of their own learning? The answers are in the questions… A growing tenet of innovative and thoughtful learning environments is to determine how to provide learners the time, confidence and mental space to create meaning. Students making sense of information is not a new idea, but the advent of the Internet has created a sense of urgency for students to become critical and engaged members of our global society, who ask the right questions, listen intently, intellectually filter information, and invite further discussion, in order to bring people and ideas together. Inspired by the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile, Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching, and Alan November’s Six Questions for Transformational Learning, this session is specifically designed to consider effective questioning techniques and student-led discussion strategies as vehicles for advancing student learning rather than for assessing or checking their understanding. Join us as we address the urgency to explore strategies and share resources for developing questioning techniques and learning routines to:
make students’ questions and thinking more accessible for exploring, discussing, synthesizing and connecting to the world
enhance student-led discussions where all students are engaged in the conversation and thinking
nurture a learning community that fosters inquiry, communication and connections
Welcome to our thinking session: learners & leaders
How and how often are learners encouraged/expected to revise their questions? Their thinking?
When, as an instructor/facilitator/leader, do we ensure time and space to leverage student questions?
What kind of online tools and digital environments support student development of collecting, categorizing, organizing, synthesizing, keeping track of and revising questioning skills?
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Sara Wilkie I @sewilkiesaraswilkie@mac.com
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#Q2Learn: How do we help students slow their thinking down to truly drive more of their own learning? The answers are in the questions… A growing tenet of innovative and thoughtful learning environments is to determine how to provide learners the time, confidence and mental space to create meaning. Students making sense of information is not a new idea, but the advent of the Internet has created a sense of urgency for students to become critical and engaged members of our global society, who ask the right questions, listen intently, intellectually filter information, and invite further discussion, in order to bring people and ideas together. Inspired by the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile, Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching, and Alan November’s Six Questions for Transformational Learning, this session is specifically designed to consider effective questioning techniques and student-led discussion strategies as vehicles for advancing student learning rather than for assessing or checking their understanding. Join us as we address the urgency to explore strategies and share resources for developing questioning techniques and learning routines to:
Welcome to our
Routines:
(re)Thinking Questioning
Providing Permission & Room to Wonder
Influences:
Session Questions: